Jude Law will play young Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts sequel showing Hogwart’s headmaster in a very different light

The 44-year-old will take on the role made famous in the Harry Potter movies by the late Richard Harris and Michael Gambon

By Jill Robinson, Showbiz Reporter

12th April 2017,7:17 pm

Updated: 13th April 2017,11:33 pm

JUDE Law is set to play Albus Dumbledore in the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The 44-year-old actor will play a younger version of the Hogwarts headmaster in the movie, following in the footsteps of the late Richard Harris and Michael Gambon, who both played the older role in the Harry Potter series.

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It won’t be the first time the two actors have appeared in the same movie though, as the pair joined fellow Fantastic Beasts star Colin Farrell in taking on the same role first played by the late Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Meanwhile Toby Emmerich, chief content officer at Warner Bros – which is producing the film – added to Variety: “As fans ourselves, we are thrilled to have Jude Law joining the Fantastic Beasts cast, playing a character so universally adored.